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| largest artery in the body |
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| largest type of blood vessel; carried blood. away from the heart to all parts of the body |
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| Atrioventricular bundle ( bundle of his) |
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| specialized muscle fibers in wall between the ventricles that carry electrical impluses to ventricles |
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| atrioventricular node (AV) |
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| specialized tissue at base of wall between the 2 upper heart chambers. Electricle impluses pass from the pacemaker (SA) thru the AV node to the bundle of his |
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| Upper chamber of the heart |
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| smallest blood vessel. Materials pass to and from the blood thru the thin capillary wall |
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| the blood vessels that branch from the aorta abd carry 02 rich blood to the heart muscle |
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| relaxtation phase of the the heart beat |
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| inner lining of the heart |
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| innermost lining of the blood vessels |
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| valve found between the left atrium and left ventricle |
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| abnormal heart sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves |
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| muscle layer of the heart |
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| sac-like membrane surrounding the heart |
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| an artery carrying oxygen poor blood from the heart to the lungs |
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| flow of blood from the heart to the lungs andf back to the heart |
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| vavle between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery |
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| vein carring O2 rich blood from the lungs to the heart |
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| the beat of the heart as felt thru the walls of the arteries |
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| a partition in the cv system a partition between the R and L sides of the heart |
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| sinoatrial node (SA) node |
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| instrument to messure blood pressure |
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| flow of blood from the body cells to the heart and then back out from the heart to the cells |
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| the contraction phase of the heartbeat |
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| valve located between R atrium and R ventricle, nhas 3 leaflets of cusps |
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| structure in veins or in the heart that temporarily closes an opening so that blood flows in only one direction |
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| thin walled blood vessel that carries blood from the body tissues & lungs to the heart |
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| largest vein in the body. SUperior and inferior vena cava bring blood into the right atrium of the heart |
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| lower and larger chmaber of the heart |
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| readiographic image of blood vessel using contrast |
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| narrowing of the aortic valve |
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| point of joining of arteries |
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| surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery |
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| collection of plaque that protrude into the lumen of an artery, weakening the muscle lining |
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| the major form of arteriosclerosis in which deposits of yellow plaque ( cholesterol and lipids) are found within the lining of the artery |
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| principal artery of upper arm |
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| increase in heart muscle weight, especially along the septum, which causes narrowing (stenosis) of the aortic valve |
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| increased levels of cholesterol in the blood |
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| bluish descoloration of skin indicating diminished oxygen content of blood |
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| benign tumor derived from connective tissue, with cells embedded in soft mucoid stromal tissue. these tumors occur most frequently in the left atrium |
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| surgical incision into a vein to draw blood |
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| surgical incision into the ventricle |
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| magnetic waves are beamed at the heart and an image is produced |
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| rapid irregular heart contractions |
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| rapid effectual irregular contractions |
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| congenital malformation of heart |
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| local widening of arterial wall with four specific defects |
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| vibration felt on palpation |
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| a compact version of an electrocardiograph is worn during a 24-hour period to detect cardiac arrthymias |
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| pain, tension, weakness in leg while walking - Never at Rest |
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